Do you need some help finding great gift ideas for the hikers in your life? Whether for the holidays, a birthday, or another special occasion, we have 10 useful gifts any hiker … Read more.
When camping or backpacking in an area with bears, for your safety and that of bears as well, you need to secure your food and other scented items in an approved manner. Most commonly, you … Read more.
If you want to get in touch with mother nature, what better way is there than hiking into it and setting up camp? But you can take it a step further and cowboy camp. What … Read more.
Do you want to do something that will have you feeling great about yourself? Something that leaves you feeling accomplished? Maybe you just need to escape from … Read more.
Are you familiar with the term “dispersed camping”? Perhaps not, but you probably already know what it is and not even know it. Dispersed camping, like … Read more.
Maybe you want to hike the Appalachian Trail, or do you want to trek it? How do the activities of hiking and trekking differ anyway, and where do they come together? Is there … Read more.
Base weight in backpacking is the amount of weight in a hiker’s backpack minus consumables like food, water, and fuel. A lower base weight is desirable because it affords more comfort and allows a … Read more.
Many hikers and backpackers hop on planes and fly across the country to get to their hiking destinations. This leads to many questions about what can and cannot … Read more.
Unless you’re living under a rock, you’ve heard all about the coronavirus. You’re probably sick of hearing about it. Turn on the news and it is all they are talking about … Read more.
If you have heard the terms “NoBo” and “SoBo” while researching you own potential hiking or backpacking adventure, then you may have questioned what they mean … Read More